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Take advantage of timing
"This is a great time to buy a home. There is a huge inventory in housing, interest rates are low, and sellers are motivated. Two years ago it was the reverse, but today sellers are willing to negotiate. Buyers should focus on the value to be had by...Tags: Real Estate Buyers
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Buying in Manhasset Hills
HIGH-END $1,275,000 Gutted and renovated, this bright nine-room split ranch has moldings, wainscotting, recessed lighting and radiant heat. The kitchen, with granite countertops, has a center island with a sink and high-end appliances, including a two-...Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Long Island Rail Road, New Hyde Park, Real Estate Buyers, Manhasset
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Couple finds grenade while cleaning
Newsday Staff WriterA Korean War veteran cleaning out his Westbury home yesterday came across an old battle souvenir -- a live hand grenade. The 77-year-old man, whom police did not identify, had the keepsake in his home for decades, believing it was inoperative, police...Tags: Police, Weaponry
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Williston Park
Beginnings: The area that became Williston Park sat where the northern edge of the vast Hempstead Plains met woods used by Matinecock Indians to hunt and camp. Henry Willis, in 1675, was the first European to settle in the immediate area, and because of...Tags: Long Island Rail Road, New York, Society, Ceremonies, Turning Point
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Mineola
STAFF WRITERMineola, the seat of Nassau County government, will turn 100 in two years, and plans to commemorate the centennial are just under way. The bustling village houses professional offices, shops, services, restaurants and houses of worship along major...Tags: Long Island Rail Road, Nassau County, Condos and Houses, Vehicles, Long Island
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The quest to block spam
Newsday Staff WriterFor some, blocking spam is easy. For others, it is almost impossible. Bruce Grier, who uses e-mail mostly for personal correspondence, is one of the lucky ones. He's whittled his spam overhead down from 40 or so a day to almost zip. He doesn't have...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Western Medicines, Medicine, Computing and Information Technology, McAfee Incorporated
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